Marscoin proposes a public funding model for space colonization based on a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency network, built on the Bitcoin code. It tackles the largely unsolved funding hurdles for mankind's space exploration efforts by establishing a global, supra-national, voluntary currency that attempts to bootstrap future Mars colonies, incentivizing adoption of the digital currency as a stake in the colonies' future economy. Individuals that invest into this "joint-stock" colony funding model elevate the exchange rate of the currency, in effect providing the early stakeholders with the funding necessary for the construction of the future base.
3. Mars colonization efforts
Dr. Robert Zubrin’s Mars Direct Plan for NASA
Elon Musk’s 500k USD Mars colony for 80k people
MarsOne’s global TV show financed colony attempt
4. Why go?
Safe-haven for mankind
Technological growth-spurt
Scientific gains
Search for alien life
Spreading human civilization and life
Tapping into the abundant resources of the solar system
Learn to build self-contained biospheres
Inspire future generations
7. Why are we not there yet?
Failure of leadership
Lack of competition
Risk vs Reward
8. Learn from the past!
Joint-stock ventures organized by private investors
British East India “company”
London “company”
Dutch East India “company”
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13. What if the entire economy of a newly
developing planet would rest on
Digital Gold
14.
15. It can be done
Technologically feasible
Cost: 6-20 bn USD (depending on
mission architecture)
Over 100 mio space enthusiasts
world wide
If each invested $1 in Marscoin they could trigger a
landslide…and open up a way for mankind to become a
multi-planetary species
17. Marscoin is the best choice
It appreciates only with successful mission progress
It is voluntary and global
It offers financial incentives
It can be easily operated on Mars
19. Reason #2
!
It is mankind’s greatest kickstarter project that will pay
out for generations upon success
20. Reason #3
!
You buy a share of the future Mars economy.
The time and offer is limited.
21. Roadmap
2014 Marscoin launch
2014 MarsOne Donation
2015-2023 Buy-In Period
2024 Crew departs
2025 Marscoin on Mars
2026 > Global Mars Economy
run on Marscoin = Mars Bitcoin
22. Scenarios
NASA buys Marscoin from investors to pay Marstronauts to do scientific
experiments on Mars
Billionaires on Earth trade BTC for Marscoin on Earth to buy real estate.
Colonists use funds for resupplies.
“Interplanetary Exchanges/Coins” with slow confirmations build market
exchange between planetary crypto networks
Colonists explore Mars caves and get paid for the global TV coverage in
Marscoin, paid for by investors who trade Marscoin for Bitcoin on Earth
Colonists trade, timestamp and document ownership on top of the Marscoin
cryptocurrency. No need for banks, FEDs, administrative overhead.